Jesse Jackson: DeSantis following Trump's lead
by Leonard Pitts Jr., Tribune Content Agency
Jan 25, 2023
3 minutes
Ron DeSantis, just re-elected governor of Florida, is a leading Republican contender for the presidency. He echoes all the favorite tropes of right-wing Republicans: build the wall, send immigrants to Massachusetts, ban abortion after 15 weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest, tax cuts for corporations and the rich, restrict voting. His signature stance, however, is to "defend freedom" against what he calls the "woke liberal agenda."
What is the woke agenda? DeSantis spokespeople define the term "woke" as "the
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